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Sendai → Tochio-honchō

Miyagi → Niigata
Straight line186 km
By road254 km
Driving time3h 48min
Fuel cost¥3,770
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Sendai and Tochio-honchō.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car254 km3h 48min
🚲 Bike254 km16h 54min
🚶 On foot214 km44h 36min

Road distance, driving time and the route below are computed by our routing engine. Fuel cost assumes ~8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L (regular gasoline, e-Stat national average 2025).

About this route

The distance from Sendai (Miyagi) to Tochio-honchō (Niigata) is 186 km in a straight line, or 254 km by road. A car trip takes about 3h 48min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,770. The full driving directions are shown below. Spring and autumn offer the most comfortable driving conditions.

⇄ Return route: Tochio-honchō → Sendai →

Driving directions · Sendai → Tochio-honchō

  1. ↑Continue19 m0min
  2. ←Turn left onto 晩翠通556 m1min
  3. →Turn right onto 広瀬通485.1 km6min
  4. ↰Keep left116 m0min
  5. ↰Keep left59 m0min
  6. ↑Continue onto 県道仙台村田線31160 m0min
  7. →Turn right onto 県道仙台村田線315.2 km5min
  8. →Turn right onto 秋保通28617.1 km15min
  9. ↑Continue807 m1min
  10. ↱Keep right24.9 km21min
  11. ↰Keep left327 m0min
  12. ↰Keep left749 m1min
  13. ↖Turn slight left onto 国道286号2862.4 km2min
  14. ↰Keep left7.2 km6min
  15. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線2671.0 km1min
  16. →Turn right onto 十日町山形線267649 m1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 山形上山線51725 m1min
  18. ↱Keep right onto 山形上山線51991 m1min
  19. ↑Continue onto 国道458号4584.3 km4min
  20. ↑Continue846 m1min
  21. ↖Turn slight left2.5 km2min
  22. ←Turn left onto 山形上山線512.3 km2min
  23. ←Turn left141 m0min
  24. →Turn right19 m0min
  25. ←Turn left onto 上山バイパス134.7 km4min
  26. →Turn right3.8 km5min
  27. →Turn right onto 赤湯宮内線246620 m1min
  28. ←Turn left175 m0min
  29. ↱Turn sharp right onto 国道399号3993.1 km3min
  30. →Turn right onto 国道113号1137.4 km6min
  31. →Turn right onto 国道113号11355.9 km49min
  32. ←Turn left1.1 km1min
  33. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29020.6 km18min
  34. ←Turn left302 m0min
  35. ←Turn left onto 住吉上館線6065 m0min
  36. →Turn right1.5 km2min
  37. ←Turn left554 m1min
  38. ←Turn left onto 米倉板山新発田線202509 m1min
  39. ↱Keep right onto 住吉上館線606.1 km6min
  40. ←Turn left onto 国道290号29019.7 km17min
  41. ↑Continue onto 白根安田線416.0 km5min
  42. ←Turn left405 m0min
  43. →Turn right onto 猿和田五泉線436357 m0min
  44. ↗Turn slight right onto 新潟五泉間瀬線551.8 km2min
  45. ↗Turn slight right onto 下戸倉五泉線2951.4 km1min
  46. ↑Continue onto 新関橋田村松線2311.5 km1min
  47. ↱Keep right onto 下戸倉五泉線2952.4 km2min
  48. ↑Continue onto 国道290号2908.4 km7min
  49. ←Turn left583 m1min
  50. ←Turn left130 m0min
  51. ←Turn left onto 国道290号2902.6 km2min
  52. →Turn right onto 国道290号2906.1 km5min
  53. ←Turn left onto 牛ヶ首笹岡線4092.5 km2min
  54. ←Turn left onto 森町鹿峠線28177 m0min
  55. →Turn right1.3 km2min
  56. →Turn right onto 国道289号28933 m0min
  57. ←Turn left601 m1min
  58. ↑Continue71 m0min
  59. ↱Keep right143 m0min
  60. →Turn right109 m0min
  61. ↰Turn sharp left onto 国道290号2901.3 km1min
  62. ←Turn left onto 国道290号2909.5 km8min
  63. ↑Continue onto 長岡栃尾巻線91.5 km1min
  64. ←Turn left onto 本町通り9, 19166 m0min
  65. ←Turn left38 m0min
  66. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

いいで山形県
白い森おぐに山形県
関川新潟県
R290とちお新潟県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Sendai

Ishinomaki Ishinomaki41 kmFurukawa Furukawa35 kmShiogama Shiogama16 kmTomiya Tomiya14 kmIwanuma Iwanuma18 kmShiroishi Shiroishi36 kmWatari Watari26 kmRifu Rifu12 kmKakuda Kakuda34 kmYamoto Yamoto35 kmŌkawara Ōkawara27 kmKogota Kogota35 kmWakuya Wakuya39 kmMarumori Marumori40 kmMatsushima Matsushima21 km

Distances from Tochio-honchō

Mitsuke Mitsuke8 kmNagaoka Nagaoka13 kmSanjō Sanjō16 kmKamo Kamo21 kmTsubame Tsubame22 kmYoshida-kasugachō Yoshida-kasugachō25 kmUonuma Uonuma26 kmOjiya Ojiya26 kmMuramatsu Muramatsu29 kmMaki Maki32 kmShirone Shirone32 kmGosen Gosen32 kmNiitsu-honchō Niitsu-honchō38 kmAgano Agano39 kmKashiwazaki Kashiwazaki41 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Sendai to Tochio-honchō?

About 254 km by road (186 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Sendai to Tochio-honchō?

About 3h 48min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,770 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).